Williams v. Rabren

JONES, Justice.

This case requires us to examine title and lien priority conflicts arising from the municipal sale of property to satisfy state and county tax and municipal assessment liens. Plaintiffs, deriving their interest in the property from a 1974 sewer assessment foreclosure sale, brought a quiet title action against Defendants, who derived their interest from a 1971 tax foreclosure sale. The trial court awarded the property to Defendants, (tax sale purchaser) subject to Plaintiffs’ assessment lien, plus accrued interest. Plaintiffs appeal, asserting the trial court misapplied the…